[gui-talk] important alert.

Wed Mar 4 23:36:45 UTC 2009

Although I've never had evidence to back up similar thoughts it does seem
reasonable in a business kind of way.  However, the risk of getting caught
out would be enormous and what a story.

-----Original Message-----
From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Don H
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 5:46 PM
To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] important alert.

Has anyone ever wondered like I have that maybe just maybe it is the 
companies like Symantec and Mcafee that generate the virus?  Sounds paranoid

but sure is good for their businesses.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "albert griffith" <albertgriffith at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] important alert.

> In my opinion that's unfortunate.  While most threats are hoaxes and those
> that aren't are handled by updates in everyone's antivirus program, I'd 
> want
> to know about them if I were a moderator of a list since occasionally the
> notification comes before most list members might know about it.  I would
> forbid their being posted directly to my list to avoid the traffic and
> because most of them are false.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Joel Deutsch
> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 11:48 AM
> To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] important alert.
>
> Wel, on most of the other lists to which I'm subscribed, mass mailings of
> any kind, including virus warnings, are simply forbidden. There's not even

> a
>
> provision for bothering the mod with such things. They generally don't
> deserve the dignification.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "albert griffith" <albertgriffith at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 5:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] important alert.
>
>
> To avoid traffic these alerts should be first sent to the list moderator.
> Then, the moderator can only send on announcement to the list if he/she
> wants to.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Joel Deutsch
> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 2:35 PM
> To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] important alert.
>
> Hi,
>
> before freaking out about this supposed current virus threat, it would be
> informative to read the information about it at Snopes.com, which
> investigates, explains and evaluates such warnings. This one originated in
> the fall of 2006, and much about it is interesting to read. here's the URL
> of the Snopes page about this virus warning. if the link takes up two 
> lines
> in your eamail, as it does in mine, first note where the line break is, 
> then
>
> copy and paste the entire URL into your browser's address bar, but then 
> look
>
> for the place where the line break was and make sure there's no space 
> there
> to break up the URL, by deleting a space if you find one.
>
>
>
http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-q=mail+server+report&sp-a=00062d45-sp0000
>
0000&sp-advanced=1&sp-p=all&sp-w-control=1&sp-w=alike&sp-date-range=-1&sp-x=
> any&sp-c=100&sp-m=1&sp-s=0----- Original Message -----From:
> <Kenlawrence124 at aol.com>To: <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>Cc: 
> <napub at nfbnet.org>Sent:
> Tuesday, March 03, 2009 10:46 AMSubject: [gui-talk] important alert.Hi 
> list
> members I can confirm that what I'm posting below is real and thesorce is
> credible This was forwarded to me by a music contact please payattention.
>>  URGENT> >> >> > THIS IS VERY SERIOUS, PLEASE  SENDTO EVERYONE ON YOUR>
> E-MAIL LIST!!> >> >  Anyone-using Internet mail such as Yahoo , Hotmail ,>

>  >
> AOL and so  on.> >> > This information arrived this morning,>  > Direct 
> from
> both Microsoft and Norton> >> > Please send  it to everybody you know who
> has> > Access to the Internet.>  >> > You may receive an apparently 
> harmless
> e-mail titled>  'Mail Server Report'> >> > If you open either file, a
> message will appear on your> screen saying: 'It is> too late now,  your 
> life
> is no longer beautiful.'> >> > Subsequently you  will LOSE EVERYTHING IN
> YOUR PC,> > And the person who sent it to you  will gain access to> your> 
>  >
> Name, e-mail and password.>  >> > This is a new virus which started to
> circulate on>  Saturday afternoon.> > AOLhas  already confirmed the seve
> rity,  and the anti> virus software's are> not capable of destroying  it.>
>>> > The virus has been created by a hacker who  calls> himself> > 'life
> owner'.> >> >  PLEASE SEND A COPY OF THIS E-MAIL> > TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS, 
> And
> ask them  to> > PASS IT ON IMMEDIATELY!> >> > THIS HAS BEEN  CONFIRMED BY
> SNOPES.> >> >
>
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